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Cute, sweet and smart
Plot: An FL CEO, pressured to marry by her father, marries 1 ML student after 1 one-stand night. They fall in love and solve a mystery (which binds them) 5 years old.Great actors, lively and intelligent direction. A bit "dramaland", but nice!
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Plot : FL CEO, pressée de se marier par son père, épouse 1 ML étudiant après 1 one-stand night. Ils tombent amoureux et résolvent un mystère (qui les lient) vieux de 5 ans.
TB acteurs, réalis° vive et intelligente.
Un peu dramaland, mais sympa !
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Light story but strangely addictive
The story doesn't have much of a plot ... Things are going on two time zones practically 5 years apart ... First thing that appeals is pair of mature, independent and successful lady CEO with her graduating husband ...The twist was very cute cause she was doing everything for him that we generally see CEO ML doing for their FL partner ..you know that pampering them stuff ... She got him clothes in every style .. she drops and fetches him in her car to and fro from his college ... We generally see Male CEO doing these things in other dramas ..
The romance between them was not the usual like normal couple but still very sweet with a pinch of spice to it ..like when she tries to talk him out in trying to have a baby,the situation was beautifully conveyed as how awkward she felt asking a graduating boy to get intimate ...
As far as we talk about acting and cast ..FL was better than the ML in my opinion ..may be because her character has strong shades as lady boss ...
Later on the whole abduction plot was normal nothing unique about it every drama has a hidden mystery/ past that is solved later.
Worth watching : YESSSSSSS!!!
worth rewatching : Hm!! NO ...it was a cute story I watched just leave it to that ....
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Tropey and Cliche, but Somehow You Get Sucked In
Is it new? No. Is it tropey? Yes. Did I enjoy it anyway? Absolutely.Pros:
• The male leads in this show having some serious acting chops. Both of them bring emotion so much that you’ll get chills. And our main lead in particular is not only a great character but also just an amazing actor. Both of these guys were written and delivered very well.
• A good story that balances sweet romance and intriguing mystery. The story packs quite the punch in just 7 episodes, and it doesn’t drag. It reminded me of “Love Together: Trial Marriage” and “Begin Again”, two dramas I loved.
• When they face their major adversity in the show, NO MESSY BREAKUP! They handle it exceptionally well. Our FL brings her best acting here.
Cons:
• Tropey and predictable for the most part. The mystery was a little bit more complicated, but as a whole, you could see through it. What can I say? We’ve seen it before.
• The FL was often unlikable, and her acting was nothing compared to the two men or even the like ability of the second female lead.
• A little open ended. We get a happy ending for the main couple, but the end felt rushed, and we got no closure for the second male lead or his romance with the second female lead. That was disappointing.
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Fast-paced & enjoyable romantic thriller
Destined to meet you is one of the best mini dramas I have watched.What I like:
1. Lu Yan Qi - great actress with brilliant comedic timing. She also did vulnerable scenes very well. The watching movie together scene was hilarious! She also portrayed the different ages of Rong Rong quite well. She looked pretty & youthful in the photo.
2. Jin Rong Rong characterisation - love girlboss , no-nonsense & take charge attitude.
3. Writing - Brilliant comedic scenes. The villain's characterisation is also good, not a cliche, 2D character.
4. Directing & editing - Brilliant for a mini drama of 20 episodes with each episode lasting less than 15 min. I like the pacing of the story.
5. Supporting characters - I like Jin Xi Chen & her executive assistant.
What I dislike:
1. Age difference between both main characters - 5 years seem to big considering real life age gap is 3 years. Wish Cong Bei was working adult instead of university student but then some scenes wouldn't work that well.
2. Grandpa - small issue. Got the impression that he's known Cong Bei for awhile. Not sure why Grandpa likes Gu Cong Bei so much.
Favourite scene:
When the aircond in Rong Rong's room malfunctioned. Rong Rong showed her vulnerability to Cong Bei.
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a good romance short drama
i was looking for a short modern romance drama with a simple plot and without too much annoying things to watch for a night. I found this after a while and it didn’t disappoint.what I liked :
- the leads have good chemistry and the kissing scenes were decent. I enjoyed their relationship and the romance
- I love fake marriage trope
- when we learned that he actually fell first and liked her too. I always like this.
- no annoying love triangle
- not really any misunderstanding between the leads. a bit of angst when she learned he lied to her, but after that, they stay strong and stay together. She stays with him and never believed he hurt her in the past. no break up
- the comedy
- ML’s cousin, FL’s assistant and even FL’s dad, I enjoyed these side characters.
- no annoying plot or characters in my opinion (maybe a little but really minimal compared to other dramas). I’m annoyed easily, so that says something ahah
- happy ending
At first, the age cap was a bit bothering me, but I got use to it and in the end, it’s not bad.
the thing that kinda disappointed me is the story between FL’s « brother » and ML’s cousin. I know he messed up back then and did some bad things, but I feel like he’s not actually a bad guy. I actual liked the interactions between them too. She was kind and a good person, I think that was good for him. it’s probably bad to say this, but I would have liked to see them get together or more of them, even if in the end impossible… since he will probably end up in jail. I thought they had chemistry and I got invested. If it was going to end up like this, they shouldn’t have started anything in my opinion.
I would recommend this.
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Main couple got destiny. Backup lovers got doom and maybe food poisoning
I usually stay away from dramas where the Female chases the Male first, (thanks to the ISWAK series), but I forgot to check the tag this time. After all, it’s a delicate balance between the annoyingly aggressive FL reeking with desperation, versus the beguilingly belligerent FL filled with enthusiasm. Especially if the FL does not have a lot to offer, is clueless about her shortcomings, and is clingy to boot.But this show escapes that trope by presenting the Female Lead as a go-getter, who despite her naivete with romance, puts her faith in a younger man whom she fell in love with because of his looks. She shows her innocence by taking guidance from her equally clueless secretary or from reading manga, surely abundant with sage advice.
Their intertwined business rivalry and familial connections illustrate the “small world” theme common in dramas. The overuse of a common trope to create a “fated destiny” romance unexpectedly worked for the main couple, but the secondary pairing failed to benefit from this approach. Despite having quirky interactions, the fate of the second couple seems doomed from the beginning.
Despite its low budget and short length, this drama’s production team made the most of their resources, and I was pleasantly surprised by the cast’s performance, particularly Yang Ze’s. So I would look forward to his other works.
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Love it!
This is the 2nd time i have watched this drama. I love the story, the romance everything about it so good. I rarely like short drama it is funny and entertaining. I would recommend this to people who don't like short drama. If you want a very light romantic comedy drama, you can watch this. The guy is cute (will check his other films/dramas too?). Per episode is just 10-15 mins so not that boring and the story is straight to the point. Though I wish it could’ve extended to 2-3 more episodes, showing their life as a married couple, with kids plus Gu Congbei who graduated school, become successful and eventually helped Rongrong in the business. Watched this on myasiantv.ac by the way.Its great!!!
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Curtinho mas legal ok
A história não é muito cativante mas os protagonistas tem uma química incrível. a trilha sonora é a melhor parte desse Dorama. Eu achei que os personagens poderiam se desenvolver ainda mais. entretanto foi um romance morno entre eles,mas a química foi o que salvou esse Dorama, a química do casal. A direção de arte também é fantástica e os protagonistas agem como um casal de verdade. Mostrando Ainda mais que nem sempre dramas muito longos são os melhores. Destaque para a musica (pinky note)Was this review helpful to you?
Anche lui mi è piaciuto e in linea generale l'intera storia è stata ben scritta. Ci sono state un po' di cosine che non mi hanno convinta (tipo la second lead) ma nel complesso lo consiglio.
Non è nulla di incredibile, ma per essere un drama breve cinese, sono riusciti a fare un buon lavoro.
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Carino ma non ci vivrei...
E' una di quelle serie veloci che in totale tra musica iniziale e finale non occupano più di venti minuti e su Youtube esiste anche la versione che non ha sigle in un unico filmato di due ore con i sottotitoli in inglese. La storia per velocità diciamo che un senso ce l'ha, poteva andare sicuramente peggio in 20 puntate che hanno lo spazio di 15 minuti l'una. I fatti dietro le situazioni rilevanti sono invece poco consistenti e quindi l'insieme perde un po' di realismo.Ma per un passatempo lungo quanto o poco più di un film è sicuramente un ottimo modo per avere un attimo di svago.
Divertente e carino sì... ma dal canale di questo produttore si possono vedere serie sicuramente migliori.
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Breve drama dalla trama non ambiziosa ma dal taglio gradevolmente vivace
Drama cinese insolitamente - e piacevolmente - breve. Gli intrecci che vengono a galla nel corso della serie descrivono una trama non particolarmente originale o ambiziosa. La storia va un po' presa così com'è, con tutte le ovvietà e i limiti che la caratterizzano. L'aspetto che forse più la penalizza sono i toni melodrammatici degli ultimi episodi, davvero esagerati per la vicenda in sè.Dopo questa premessa affatto edificante, passiamo ai punti di forza, perchè ci sono. Il tema della differenza di età in questo caso è vincente (e lo dice una che salta a piedi pari i drama in cui il protagonista è molto più giovane della "lei" di turno, questo perchè la coppia donna matura-giovane uomo non mi affascina minimamente). Eppure qui funziona, forse perchè invece di dipingere forzatamente lui come un ragazzo più maturo della sua età, quasi a volerlo portare a livello dell'adulta con la quale si interfaccia, la differenza di età viene paradossalmente sottolineata da mille battute - in primis i nomignoli, "Studente Gu" e "Signorina Jin" - che vanno ad alleggerire e rendere divertente un aspetto che altrimenti si veste dei soliti, scontatissimi approcci e cliché. Sicuramente Bei è un ragazzo serio, ma mi è piaciuto che resti un giovane uomo e non lo si dipinga come un adulto maturo. Rongrong è sicuramente un'adulta, ma per quanto riguarda la sfera amorosa decisamente inesperta - al pari di lui - e questo aspetto va un po' a colmare il distacco anagrafico. Se a livello di performance l'attore è passabile ma non particolarmente performante, devo dire che invece la protagonista mi ha davvero stupita piacevolmente, sia l'attrice in sé (che mi ricorda tanto la bravissima Zhang Jing Yi, protagonista di "Fall in love" e "Lighter & Princess), sia l'interpretazione del personaggio, che offre allo spettatore una protagonista pulita ma intraprendente, capace e intelligente ma sentimentalmente inesperta, e soprattutto spesso diretta e altrettanto spesso quasi senza pudore. Proprio questa caratterizzazione consente di portare in scena dei momenti a loro modo nuovi - e a tratti esilaranti - come i tentativi di approccio durante la visione di "Titanic".
Fiacco il pairing - se così lo si può chiamare - secondario. C'era un potenziale buono, ma che non è stato sfruttato a causa dello sviluppo - discutibile - del personaggio proposto come fratellastro/corteggiatore respinto/compagno di università (inizialmente lo si inquadra con sospetto, poi lo si rivaluta, ma alla fine si arriva a una situazione che non è né carne né pesce, non un buono ma nemmeno un buon cattivo... Direi piuttosto deludente, insomma).
Concludendo, non una grande storia - affatto - ma sicuramente con un taglio un poco diverso dal solito. Ponendo queste come aspettative, la visione si rivela graziosa e simpatica.
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deludente
l'inizio è interessante e scoppiettante, ma la trama in sé stessa è abbastanza piatta e incongruente. Soprattutto viene abbandonata tutta l'intera parte che riguarda la famiglia di lui e che in principio era una parte importante della storia.la coppia principale in sé è abbastanza interessante, è carino vedere una volta ogni tanto una donna più anziana che fa una caccia spietata a un ragazzo più giovane e siccome di solito siamo abituati a vedere il contrario la cosa fa parecchio ridere.
La protagonista in principio è piuttosto irritante anche perché ha la bruttissima abitudine di interrompere chi sta cercando di parlarle e la cosa alla lunga stufa. Il fatto che abbia questo trauma giovanile viene sfruttato a volte bene a volte male sembra risolto in maniera piuttosto infantile.
il protagonista ha i suoi problemi e i suoi segreti e non è fare spoiler rivelare che ovviamente i problemi dell'uno e dell'altro si intersecano, dato che il 99% dei drama sono fondati proprio sulla risoluzione di incontri o conflitti avvenuti anni prima.
i due hanno un'ottima interazione,
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